Bulls at Bucks
THE STORY: The Chicago Bulls are playing some of their best basketball to date. A visit to Milwaukee doesn’t figure to slow that hot streak. The Bulls, winners of a season-high seven straight games, will aim to keep the streak going against the Bucks when the teams square off Wednesday night. Chicago has won the first three meetings of the campaign in dominant fashion, outscoring their Central Division foes by 16.3 points.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, Comcast Sports, Fox Sports North
ABOUT THE BULLS (32-8): The Bulls have been getting it done both at home and the road, where they have won eight of nine. The lone loss came against Boston, with reigning MVP Derrick Rose sidelined. Chicago will not have the services of Richard Hamilton on Wednesday as the veteran shooting guard suffered a right shoulder injury against Indiana on Monday. He will likely be replaced in the lineup by Ronnie Brewer, who has made 27 starts and is averaging 7.8 points on the season.
ABOUT THE BUCKS (15-23): Milwaukee returned from a winless three-game road trip with a hard-fought 97-93 win over first-place Philadelphia. But the Bucks have been struggling overall, losing nine of 12. Point guard Brandon Jennings is doing his part of late, averaging 31.3 points the past three games. "Just attacking. One thing is I'm trying to get to the free-throw line more, just throwing my body in there," Jennings said. "I'm trying to pick up the pace a little bit."
BUZZER BEATERS:
1. Bulls center Joakim Noah has pulled down 35 rebounds his past two games and is averaging 14 boards over his previous five outings.
2. Bucks forward Drew Gooden is averaging 19.2 points and 8.6 rebounds in the five games since returning from a back injury.